自动驾驶叫车运营商Waymo表示，其无人驾驶出租车服务预计将于2028年在多伦多正式启动，标志着Waymo正式进入加拿大市场。
Autonomous ride-hailing operator Waymo is officially coming to Canada with the driverless taxi service expected to launch in Toronto in 2028, the company says.
Waymo周五在新闻稿中表示，随着公司启动首轮测试，多伦多居民可能“在未来几天内”开始在城市各处看到这些车辆。
Torontonians may start to see vehicles around the city "in the coming days" as the company begins its first phase of testing, Waymo said in a news release Friday.
这家总部位于加州的公司表示，多伦多的运营将通过“严格、分阶段、安全优先”的方式推出，首先将进行当地道路网络的测绘，并在受过训练的专家坐在驾驶位的情况下进行测试。
The California-based company said operations in Toronto will be introduced through a "rigorous, phased, safety-first approach," which will start by mapping local street networks and testing with trained specialists behind the wheel.
联合首席执行官Tekedra Mawakana表示，公司期待与多伦多的企业和社区合作，共同致力于“让街道更安全、出行更便捷”。Waymo由谷歌母公司Alphabet所有，目前在美国10个主要都市圈拥有全电动捷豹I-PACE车队。其服务运作方式类似于Uber或Lyft，只是没有司机。
Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the company looks forward to partnering with businesses and communities in the city with a shared commitment "to safer streets and more accessible mobility." Waymo, owned by Google parent company Alphabet, already has a fleet of all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets. The service operates much like Uber or Lyft, minus the driver.
公司表示，其服务已获批准参与该省的自动驾驶汽车试点项目，该项目启动于10年前。
The company said its service has been approved to participate in the province's automated vehicle pilot program, which was launched 10 years ago.
安省该试点项目最初要求车辆必须有人坐在驾驶座上，但2019年该要求发生变化，允许在特定条件下使用无人驾驶车辆。这些条件包括：负责无人驾驶车辆的公司必须能够在必要时对其进行监控和控制，并在需要时将车辆安全停下。
Ontario's program initially required a driver in the seat but that requirement changed in 2019 to allow for driverless vehicles, under certain conditions. Those conditions include that the company behind the driverless vehicle must be able to monitor and control it if required, and be able to bring the vehicle to a safe stop if necessary.
多伦多市长奥利维亚·周表示，她最大的担忧是多伦多居民的安全，并确保自动驾驶汽车达到最高标准。她表示，允许此类车辆上路的立法来自省级政府，与市政府无关。
Mayor Olivia Chow said her biggest concern is about the safety of Torontonians and ensuring that autonomous vehicles are held to the highest standards. She said legislation permitting the cars is from the province and does not involve the city.
在加州公司Gatik去年为Loblaw推出50辆自动驾驶货车之前，Waymo的白色跨界SUV并不是首批在安省自动驾驶汽车试点项目下行驶多伦多街道的车辆。
Waymo's white crossover SUVs are not the first vehicles to traverse Toronto streets under the provincial pilot program, after California-based Gatik began a rollout of 50 autonomous box trucks for Loblaw last year.
去年夏天，麦格纳国际在多伦多的一些社区测试了其自动驾驶送货卡车。
Last summer, Magna International tested its self-driving delivery trucks in some Toronto neighbourhoods.
但根据市政府工作人员向省政府发出的一封信，这些汽车“无法在红灯时右转”，会出现“频繁且突兀的停车”，甚至会在交通中途重启。
But the cars were "incapable of making right turns at red lights,” would have "frequent, abrupt stops,” and would even reboot in the middle of traffic, according to a letter by city staff to the province.
研究发现自动驾驶汽车更安全：专家。虽然部署是新的，但该技术已经在安大略省其他地区使用，甚至正由当地公司开发，汽车零部件制造商协会主席弗拉维奥·沃尔佩如是说。他说，研究发现自动驾驶汽车的运行安全性比人驾驶汽车更一致。
Research has found autonomous vehicles safer: expert While the deployment is new, the technology has been used in other parts of Ontario and is even being developed by local companies, said Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. He said research has found self-driving vehicles operate safely more consistently than vehicles driven by people.
“这些是计算机可以实时进行的计算，而人类只能梦想得到的，”他对加拿大广播公司周五节目说。
"These are the types of calculations that the computer can make in real time that humans can only dream of," he told CBC Radio's Friday.
沃尔佩表示，他期待看到与自动驾驶汽车相关的汽车工作，特别是与该技术相关的工作，将如何在省内和全国范围内继续发展。
Volpe said he's looking forward to seeing how auto jobs, particularly related to the technology in self-driving cars, will continue to advance in the province and country.
“通用汽车在奥沙瓦有1000名工程师[从事]自动驾驶工作，我们从不谈论这些。我很想看到多伦多地区再有5000个这样的[工作岗位]，”他说。
"General Motors has 1,000 engineers [working on] autonomous driving in Oshawa that we never talk about. I'd like to see another 5,000 of those [jobs] here in the Toronto region," he said.
为其在加拿大的启动，Waymo正与总部位于多伦多的公司Element Fleet Management合作，后者将提供维护、客户服务和其他支持功能。
For its Canadian launch, Waymo is partnering with Toronto-based company Element Fleet Management, which will provide maintenance, customer service and other support functions.
多伦多居民好奇但谨慎对待Waymo。虽然有些多伦多居民持怀疑态度，但其他人对周五的宣布感到好奇。
Toronto residents curious, but cautious of Waymo Some Torontonians are skeptical, though others were curious about the announcement Friday.
当被问及他是否会乘坐无人驾驶出租车时，多伦多居民凯尔·麦克唐奈尔说，“绝对不会。”他说社会正在“走向无法回头的地步”，他宁愿“尽可能长时间地保持真实”。
When asked if he'd get into a driverless taxi, Toronto resident Kyle MacDonnell said, "absolutely not." He said society was going "to the point of no return" and he would rather "keep it as real as possible" for however long he could.
居民大卫·费尔德曼表示，他愿意尝试，这取决于价格，并补充说大多数叫车用户很少与司机互动。
Resident David Feldman said he'd try it out depending on the price, adding most ride-hailing users rarely interact with their drivers.
Waymo正在采取措施，让其机器人出租车在多伦多街道上运行。但障碍仍在等待着Waymo的无人驾驶汽车。美国研究发现，其事故率比人类驾驶员低68%。他问道：“你甚至都不会注意到有人在开车，所以这可能很有趣。”
Waymo is taking steps to get its robotaxis on Toronto streets. But roadblocks await Waymo’s driverless cars involved in 68% fewer crashes than human drivers, U.S. study finds "You sort of don't even notice that there's somebody driving, so it could be interesting," he said.
多伦多市长周办公室表示，在今年早些时候与Waymo会面后，他们对现有出租车和网约车司机的潜在影响表示担忧，并指出任何向自动驾驶汽车的转变都不应导致人们失业或削弱工人的生计。
The potential impact to existing taxi and ride-share drivers is something Mayor Chow's office said it was concerned about after a meeting with Waymo earlier this year, saying then any move toward autonomous vehicles must not put people out of work or undermine workers’ livelihoods.
但居民瓦利德·安瓦尔表示，他认为“这是时间的问题”，不久之后这些车辆就会成为常态，多伦多应尽快开始采用这些车辆。
But resident Waleed Anwar said he thinks "it's a matter of time" before they become the norm, and Toronto should start adopting the vehicles as soon as possible.
他说道：“我们越早接触它，越早适应它，就越能更好地适应正在发生的变化。”
"The earlier we get on it, the earlier we get used to it, the better we can adapt to the change that's happening," he said.